WORLD HISTORY

INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939

COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms of Perestroika and Glasnost resulted in
A
an era of world peace and Soviet prosperity
B
censorship of the news media in Russia
C
a successful transition to a command economy in Russia
D
conditions that helped lead to the breakup of the Soviet Union
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gorbachev emphasized the need of a faster political personnel turnover and of a policy of democratization that opened the political elections to multiple candidates and to non-party members.

Detailed explanation-2: -Glasnost created greater freedom of expression; perestroika reformed the government and economy. governments in Eastern Europe introduced reforms. Gorbachev initiated glasnost, the Hungarians introduced reforms, East Germans protested, and the Berlin Wall fell.

Detailed explanation-3: -During Glasnost, Soviet history under Stalin was re-examined; censored literature in the libraries was made more widely available; and there was a greater freedom of speech for citizens and openness in the media.

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